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Does Ozawa run the show as Hatoyama foots the bill?These officials had warned the Prime Minister's Office that U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who came to Tokyo ahead of President Barack Obama's first visit to Japan, would strongly demand prompt implementation of the accord. They... In this article: Yukio Hatoyama, Ichiro Ozawa, Democratic Party of Japan, Robert M. Gates, Tokyo, Japan, Diet, Liberal Democratic Party, and Washington |
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Japan leans towards buying F-35 fighter jet: media
Japan leans towards buying F-35 fighter jet: media TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defense ministry is moving toward selecting Lockheed Martin Corp's <LMT.N> F-35 jet as the mainstay of its next-generation fighter force, Kyodo news agency reported...
In this article: Lockheed, F-22, F-22 Raptor, Tokyo, Australia, and U.S.
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AP Online | 6 days ago
Delta, SkyTeam offer $1 billion to Japan Airlines
...American Airlines. Delta is "by far the strongest partner for Japan Airlines," company president Edward Bastian told reporters in Tokyo, escalating the tug-of-war for a minority stake in Japan's flagship carrier. The offer from Delta...
In this article: Delta, American Airlines, Japan Airlines, Revenue, Tokyo, and Asia
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Japan to reveal details of decades-old secret pact with U.S.
Japan to reveal details of decades-old secret pact with U.S. TOKYO -- Japan's new government, already bickering with the United States about the location of a Marine air station on Okinawa, appears intent on revealing evidence of a...
In this article: United States, Yukio Hatoyama, Democratic Party of Japan, Liberal Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Okinawa, and Katsuya Okada
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Guide to Hong Kong | 6 days ago
Travel Japan by H.I.S. offers Toyko-Nagano combo - e-Travel Blackboard
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Molinari wins playoff to deny Karlsson victory in Japan
Molinari wins playoff to deny Karlsson victory in Japan TOKYO (Reuters) - Italy's Edoardo Molinari beat Robert Karlsson in a playoff to win the Dunlop Phoenix tournament on Sunday, denying last year's European order of merit winner a first...
In this article: Edoardo Molinari, Robert Karlsson, Dubai World Championship, World Cup of Golf, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Tiger Woods, and Ian Poulter
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Financial Times | November 13, 2009
Obama kicks off Asia tour in Japan
...November 13 2009 09:35 Barack Obama on Friday began his first Asia tour as US president, arriving in a chilly and foggy Tokyo for talks officials hope will help smooth recent frictions with Japan's new leaders. Mr Obama was scheduled to...
In this article: Barack Obama, Yukio Hatoyama, DPJ, Asia, Tokyo, US, Okinawa Prefecture, Climate change, and Democratic Party
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Japan warns that deflation can drag on recovery
...on recovery TOKYO -- Japan's government highlighted the danger of deflation for the first time in three years Friday, warning that falling prices and a further worsening of the labor market could drag on the weak recovery. Meanwhile, the...
In this article: Deflation, Credit Suisse, Nikkei 225, Tokyo, and U.S.
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The Times of India - World | 1 day ago
Japan to buy US F-35 fighters to contend with Chinese threat
...frontline fighter. Japan picked up the F-35 fighter jointly developed by US, UK, Australia and others over Boeings F/A-18 and F-15 FX and Euro- fighter to contend with China developing next generation J-17 fighters. According to Kyodo...
In this article: US, Tokyo, Washington, Australia, UK, and China
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Japan's central bank keeps interest rate unchanged
...rate unchanged TOKYO -- Japan's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 0.1 percent Friday and upgraded its assessment of the world's second largest economy because of an improvement in exports. The unanimous decision...
In this article: Deflation, Goods and services, Bank of Japan, and Tokyo
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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters which make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for 97% of Japan's land area. Most of the islands are mountainous, many volcanic; for example, Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, is a volcano. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with about 128 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan begins with brief appearances in Chinese history texts from the first century A.D. Influence from the outside world followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. Since adopting its constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament, the Diet.
- Name:
- Japan
- Conventional Long Name:
- Japan
- Local Name:
- 日本国
- Capital:
- Tokyo (de facto)
- Language:
- None
- Japanese
- Largest City:
- Tokyo
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy with constitutional monarchy
- Legislature:
- National Diet
- Upper House:
- House of Councillors
- Lower House:
- House of Representatives
- Founding Date:
- April 28, 1952
- Formations:
- Current constitution
- Area:
- 145,883
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $4.356 trillion
- GDP (nominal):
- $4.910 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $38,457
- Time Zone:
- JST
- Currency:
- Japanese Symbol 円 Pronounced
- Demonym:
- Japanese
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- JPY
- Country Calling Code:
- 81
- ccTLD:
- .jp
- Anthem:
- Kimigayo
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